This summer the Museum for Islamic Art presents workshops and tours for the whole family, guided tours for adults.
The Museum for Islamic Art has something for everyone – children and their families! Explore, learn, play and create together. Their art workshops, inspired by Islamic art, develop imagination and artistic ability, and are designed for children of different ages.
A private family tour of the permanent exhibits is available – and recommended. (Advance reservation is required.) In addition, over the holidays and during school vacations, you are invited to take part in activities at the museum, including a high-quality children’s stage performance.
Family Workshops
Calligraphy: Try your hand with decorations and forms that are typical of Arabic script.
Architecture: Build 3-dimensional models of different styles of mosques, helped by pictures in the museum exhibition.
Paper-folding: Be inspired by examples of paper-folding in Islamic art.
Art: Paint on pottery, just like the real exhibits in the museum; or paint “hamsas” (hand-shaped amulets).
The garden in Islam: Create a traditional Islamic garden.
Tiles: Decorate and paint tiles with Ottoman Turkish designs, arabesques and flowers.
Mats: Stencil and paint flowers and pomegranates on cloth.
Clocks: Make personal clocks with arabesque and floral designs.
Musical instruments: Decorate a hand drum (“darbuka”), a bamboo flute, a small drum, or a tambourine.
